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Spanish defence minister restricts soldiers' access to websites

Spain's new Defence Minister Carme Chacon, the first woman
to hold the portfolio, has come under criticism for restricting internet access
from army headquarters to leisure websites, media reported Friday.

Employees at the defence ministry and the headquarters of
the army, navy and air force will no longer be able to spend working hours
reading websites of sports dailies, gossipy magazines with sexy pictures of
women, or auction companies, the dpa reported.

The measures were aimed at preventing an internet overload,
the ministry said, describing them as similar to those adopted at other public
institutions or private companies.

The soldiers' association Aume, however, accused Chacon of
censorship. "It seems there is a desire to treat soldiers like
children," the daily El Pais quoted Aume secretary-general Mariano Casado
as saying.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero reportedly
aroused some resentment in military circles by giving the defence portfolio to
Chacon, who has become known as the world's first defence minister in an
advanced stage of pregnancy.

Zapatero appointed a
female-dominated cabinet after taking his second consecutive election victory
in March.